Apparel



F. H. MILLER.

- APPAREL. APPLICATION FILED MAY 3 1921.

Patentd Jan. 24, 1922.

ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

APPAREL.

Application filed May 31, 1921.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK H. MILLER, a citizen. of the United States, residing at Montgomery, in the county of lWIontgon'iery and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparel, of which the following is a specifica tion.

This invention relates to improvements in apparel and while it was particularly devised to furnish an improved garment for .children, nevertheless a garment constructed according to my invention, may be used for various purposes.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a garment of simple and inexpensive construction, which may be easily and speedily placed on or removed from the wearer.

A further object of the invention is to rovide a bifurcated garment in which three huttons only will be sufficient for the purpose of securing the top of the jacket portion, waist and the rear panel of the trouser portion in place. More buttons may be used if desired.

With the foregoing objects outlined and with other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features herein after described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of the garment as worn upon the person.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of one form and Fig. 3 of a different form, of the same, with the rear flaps and panel closed.

Fig. 4 is a rear view of the garment shown in Fig. 3, with the flaps opened and the panel lowered.

Fig. 5 is a detail view of a slight modification.

the opposite sides of the garment.- The edge Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 24, 1922.

Serial No. 473,591.

of the outer flap 3 may be nearly vertical from the top button hole 15 to the bottom button hole 16 The garment also includes a trouser portion 6, the upper edge of the front of which is stitched to or integral with the lower edge of the front of the shirt portion and a waist band 7 is provided between these edges. This waist band is provided in the preferred embodiment of my invention, as shown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, with two buttons 8 and 16 which are arranged at the opposite sides of the waist band. The flaps 13 and 3 of the shirt portion of the garment, are provided at their corners with button holes 9 and 16 which, when the flaps are overlapped, are designed to engage with the buttons 8 and 16, respectively, for the purpose of holding the flaps in overlapped positions to form the rear of the shirt portion.

At some place on the neck or back of the shoulder or top of the shoulder, a button hole 15 is provided to engage a button 15, tomake the garment fit tightly around the back of the neck, and prevent cold drafts, etc, from striking the wearer at that place. Also it acts to cover up and thus hide the back of the neck. In this feature the present invention is an improvement on the disclosure of my co-pending case, Serial No. 417,315, filed October 16, 1920. In Figs. 1 and 2, this third button is shown on the side, namely, over one shoulder while in Figs. 3 and 4, it is shown at the middle of the back of the neck.

The trouser portion 6 is provided with a drop flap or panel 10 provided at its corners with button holes 11 designed to receive the buttons 8 and 16, after the flaps 13 and 3. respectively, have been secured to the same.

In the modification shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the two back flaps of the jacket portion are cut alike, and the button 15 and button hole 15 come at the middle of the back of the neck. This makes a neater garment.

From the foregoing I believe the basicidea of my invention will be readily understood, but to render the same absolutely clear, I may state that in placing the garment on the wearer, the legs are first placed through the bifurcated portion of the trousers 6, the arms are then inserted in the sleeves 22, and then the flaps 13 and 3 are folded and overlapped across the back and secured to the buttons 8 and 16, respectively.

Finally, the rear flap or panel 10 is moved upwardly and secured to the buttons 8 and 16. It will be noted that the arc-shaped edges project below the waist line, when, the flaps are overlapped, and this downwardly extending part prevents exposure to the person should the panel 10 sag.

In the modification of the invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the buttons 8 instead of being secured to the waist band, are'provided at -the corners of the flap 13 (and correspondingly on the other flap), and the waist band 7 and panel 10 are provided at the two sides with button holes 9 and 11 through which these buttons are inserted. With this construction, the flap 13 and the other flap are overlapped across the back and the buttons at the ends of said flaps are inserted through the button hole 9 and the corresponding button hole on the other side, and finally the buttons are placed through the button hole 11 (and the button hole at the other end of the panel) to hold the rear panel in place, or the end of one flap 13 can be thus arranged with a button and the end of the other corresponding flap with a button hole as first described.

If desired, one or more additional buttons may be provided, as shown at 12, on the back of the belt or waist band, to secure the panel from sagging. These, of course, would cooperate with button holes 11.

While I have described and illustrated several preferred embodiments of my invention, I am aware that various changes and modifications may be made in the embodiment shown without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the claims.

The invention possesses the following advantages over garments now in general use. First, it is of simple design and easily donned or removed. Second, the construction is suitable for union underwear for adults and children and it may be used in making outer garments for children as well as working suits and overall suits for adults; Third, it can be placed on the wearer without putting the garment over the head. Fourth, the overlapping flaps at the rear provide extra warmth for the kidneys and vital ortop of the drop flap when buttoned, should sag across the back. Seventh, the back flap or drop panel may be provided with additional button holes, so that the waist may be readily adjusted to accommodate persons of different sizes. 7

The above advantages are mostly common in this and the co-pending'case above referred to. In the present case, by the third button at the top, the device is an improvement over that of my prior application, since theback of the neck is protected and a neater garment is provided.

It is, of course, obvious that a collar or othertrimming, pockets, etc., can be provided if desired.

lVhat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A bifurcated garment including a shirt portion and a trouser ortion, the shirt portion being provided with overlapping flaps, each flap extending from the top of the garment to the waist line and having a lower edge which extends from one side ofthe garment to the opposite side, a drop rear panel provided at the rear of the trouser portion, and a single fastening means connecting a corner of the paneland a'corner of one of said flaps to the waist line portion of the garment at one side of the garment, the upper parts ofsaid two flaps buttoning together. V

2. A union garment including an upper shirt portion and a lower portion connected thereto by a waist band, the shirt portion being provided with overlapping flaps, each flap extending from the top of the garment to the waist line and having. a lower edge which extends from one side of the garment to the opposite side, the lower portion being provided with adrop panel, fastening means securing the corners of the flaps and the corners of said panel to the waist band portion of the garment at the sides of the gartops of the said flaps together. 7

3. A bifurcated union garment including a shirt portion anda trouser portiomthe shirt portion being provided at its rear-with overlapping flaps, eachof which is provided with a downwardly and outwardly. inclined side edge and a downwardly projecting lower edge, the lower edge extendingfrom one side of the garment to the oppositeside, the rear of said trouserportion being provided with a drop panel, and' fastening means securing .the lower corners of the flaps and the corners of said panel to the waistband of the garment at thesides of the garment, the upper ends of said flaps meeting each other at the neck, and securing means at the said meeting point. I

4. A bifurcated union garment including a waist portion having a waist band, overlapping flaps forming part of the waist p01- 7 tion and provided at the rear of the garment, each flap extending from the top of the garment at the neck to the waist lineandhaving a lower edge which extends from one side of the garment to the oppositeside, a trouser portion, a drop panel for the trouser portion, and a single securing means for securing one of the lower corners of one of said flaps and one of the corners of the panel to the waist band of the garment at one side of the garment, and means for securing the tops of said flaps to each other.

5. A bifurcated garment including a waist portion having a waist band, overlapping flaps forming part of the waist portion and provided at the rear of the garment, each of said flaps having a side edge which is inclined downwardly and outwardly from a little to one side of the middle of the neck portion to the opposite side of the Waist band, and each flap having a lower edge which extends from one side of the garment to the opposite side, a trouser portion having its front secured to the waist band and its rear provided with a drop seat panel having an upper edge which extends from one side of the garment to the other side, a single fastening means connecting the corner of one flap to one of the corners of the drop seat panel and a single fastening means connecting the corner of the other flap to the other corner of the panel, and a fastening means for securing the tops of the two flaps together at the back of the neck, said fastening means constituting the only fastening for securing the garment on the wearers body.

In testimony whereof I affix my si nature.

FRANK HARVEY MIL ER. 

